A type of government where one leader has total control and people have very little freedom.

A system where the government controls almost every part of people’s lives (speech, media, jobs, etc.).

Giving in to a country’s demands to avoid conflict or war.

The countries that fought together against the Allies in WWII (mainly Germany, Italy, and Japan).

The countries that fought against the Axis Powers (mainly the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union)

A surprise attack by Japan on a U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led the U.S. to enter WWII.

D Day (Invasion of Normandy)

June 6, 1944, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, to begin freeing Europe from Nazi control.

A major battle in Russia where the Soviet Union defeated Germany, turning the war in favor of the Allies.

A key naval battle where the U.S. defeated Japan, stopping its advance in the Pacific.

A group of African American pilots who served with distinction in WWII.

442nd Regimental Combat Team

A unit made up mostly of Japanese American soldiers that became one of the most decorated groups in U.S. military history

Native American soldiers who used their language to send secret messages that enemies couldn’t understand.

A symbol representing women who worked in factories and shipyards during the war.

Limiting how much people could buy of certain goods so supplies would last during the war.

Gardens grown by civilians to produce their own food and support the war effort.

Places where Japanese Americans were forced to live during WWII because the government feared they might not be loyal.

The mass murder of about 6 million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during WWII.

Trials after WWII where Nazi leaders were judged and punished for war crimes.

A powerful weapon that uses nuclear energy to create a massive explosion.

Two cities in Japan where the U.S. dropped atomic bombs in 1945, leading Japan to surrender

A policy of staying out of other countries’ problems and avoiding involvement in wars.

A U.S. law that allowed the country to send weapons and supplies to Allied nations before officially joining the war.

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World War 2 Vocab

Question	Answer
Fascism	A type of government where one leader has total control and people have very little freedom.
Totalitarianism	A system where the government controls almost every part of people’s lives (speech, media, jobs, etc.).
Appeasement	Giving in to a country’s demands to avoid conflict or war.
Axis Powers	The countries that fought together against the Allies in WWII (mainly Germany, Italy, and Japan).
Allied Powers	The countries that fought against the Axis Powers (mainly the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union)
Pearl Harbor	A surprise attack by Japan on a U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led the U.S. to enter WWII.
D Day (Invasion of Normandy)	June 6, 1944, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, to begin freeing Europe from Nazi control.
Battle of Stalingrad	A major battle in Russia where the Soviet Union defeated Germany, turning the war in favor of the Allies.
Battle of Midway	A key naval battle where the U.S. defeated Japan, stopping its advance in the Pacific.
Tuskegee Airmen	A group of African American pilots who served with distinction in WWII.
442nd Regimental Combat Team	A unit made up mostly of Japanese American soldiers that became one of the most decorated groups in U.S. military history
Navajo Code Talkers	Native American soldiers who used their language to send secret messages that enemies couldn’t understand.
Rosie the Riveter	A symbol representing women who worked in factories and shipyards during the war.
Rationing	Limiting how much people could buy of certain goods so supplies would last during the war.
Victory Gardens	Gardens grown by civilians to produce their own food and support the war effort.
Internment Camps	Places where Japanese Americans were forced to live during WWII because the government feared they might not be loyal.
Holocaust	The mass murder of about 6 million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during WWII.
Nuremberg Trials	Trials after WWII where Nazi leaders were judged and punished for war crimes.
Atomic Bomb	A powerful weapon that uses nuclear energy to create a massive explosion.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki	Two cities in Japan where the U.S. dropped atomic bombs in 1945, leading Japan to surrender
Isolationism	A policy of staying out of other countries’ problems and avoiding involvement in wars.
Lend-Lease Act	A U.S. law that allowed the country to send weapons and supplies to Allied nations before officially joining the war.

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